Hello All,
Just about to sign a contract for a job in Christchurch with a move pencilled in for middle of January (to start work in February) all being well with the visa process. I was very lucky, heard lots of horror stories about people applying for numerous jobs with no success, but found one after 3 weeks.
Moving over with my wife and 20 month old son, we're from the UK (Sheffield for the past 8 years) and first time living abroad for both of us. Starting to get very real now and a little daunted about cost and quality of renting a house, my company sort out temp accommodation for the first 2-3 weeks so that relieves some pressure.
Looked at other areas of NZ but met up with someone from Christchurch who completely sold it to me (then my wife when I retold it) sounds ideal for us.
Would love to hear peoples experiences and any tips they have about the move, house hunting and adjusting to life.
Thanks